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Do you identify with a fictitious character?
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"Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. "
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None whatsoever.
From where do those binding constraints originate that we feel freedom of expression must now be replaced with the fictitious identification?
Probably socialism."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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How on Earth do you get from:Originally posted by scooterscot View PostFrom where do those binding constraints originate that we feel freedom of expression must now be replaced with the fictitious identification?Originally posted by scooterscot View PostProbably socialism.
Is this something from USAian politics, creeping across the herring pond?My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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Originally posted by Cliphead View PostInspector Rebus
However on watching an episode of The Professionals last night, at one time I could have seen myself as Doyle. I was very fit in my younger days and could definitely imagine myself driving like a maniac and leaping over garden walls in pursuit of a villain. Not keen on the shooters though, especially if they'd been pointed at me.
Jason Bourne definitely appeals as an action man, with political intrigue and lots of dosh thrown in. I could definitely handle the international travel and dosh part. Here again, in real life I wouldn't have been too keen on the bit where baddies try to rub me out (but like to imagine I could have talked my way out of many a jam).
James Bond? Nah, he was a flash git.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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I wish Lisbeth Salander, but actually more like Mrs Doyle..."I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
- Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...Comment
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Originally posted by cojak View PostI wish Lisbeth Salander, but actually more like Mrs Doyle...What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostHow on Earth do you get from:to here:
Is this something from USAian politics, creeping across the herring pond?
People are afraid to show their individuality, socialism promotes this fear, so they take comfort identifying themselves in the factitious.
Your reaction is predictable kind of like a group version of stockholm syndrome.
Oh bring on the revolution somebody please."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostPeople are afraid to show their individuality, socialism promotes this fear
The stuff that makes us afraid (Police removing their id badges before battering people, DNA databases, ID cards, cameras everwhere, etc.) are features of British life implemented by parties from both sides of the Commons.
Originally posted by scooterscot View Post, so they take comfort identifying themselves in the factitious.
Your reaction is predictable kind of like a group version of stockholm syndrome.
Originally posted by scooterscot View PostOh bring on the revolution somebody please.My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostPeople are afraid to show their individuality
...just like everyone else...Comment
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostDo you mean 'socialism' (state ownership & control of the means of production) or 'totalitarianism' (total subservience to the state)?
The stuff that makes us afraid (Police removing their id badges before battering people, DNA databases, ID cards, cameras everwhere, etc.) are features of British life implemented by parties from both sides of the Commons.
I have a cross-spectrum hatred of politicians and party politics; I would be a poor example of someone with positive feelings toward my oppressors.
Any particular sort you'd like? A people's popular rising? National socialism would sort out the transport system and economy. Military dictatorship? A return to feudalism? A monarchy might be fun for a few years. Sharia law? French invasion? A chav's revolt? Independence and home rule for the Celts, Picts, Cornish and Essex folk? Or just a general rounding-up and mass killing of those you don't like the look of - the Cheshire salt mines could be operated by manual labour, you know!Comment
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